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careful if i catch you then i read you some six hundred fifty interpreters just like rafi remain in afghanistan with no right to settle in the u.k. many of these translators are washing on the frontline so they're working with soldiers risking their lives in exactly the same way soldiers do wearing the uniform or in their combat fatigues following their rules at least twenty to been killed many more horrifically injured that's a danger they knew about when they signed up the danger they didn't know when they signed up was the end of the ten year when both times when you've when you finish the job and you've done it right well that's a thank you at the end of that job in this case it's a death threats against your life because what's happening now is that as british troops withdraw afghanistan is not a safe place for these people they're seen by the taliban as having collaborated with the enemy and dave in the past year targeted killings of so-called international collaborators by the taliban have doubled according to the un mission in afghanistan last year six hundred ninety eight civilians wer
careful if i catch you then i read you some six hundred fifty interpreters just like rafi remain in afghanistan with no right to settle in the u.k. many of these translators are washing on the frontline so they're working with soldiers risking their lives in exactly the same way soldiers do wearing the uniform or in their combat fatigues following their rules at least twenty to been killed many more horrifically injured that's a danger they knew about when they signed up the danger they didn't...
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helping the people but all they see is that reward with the aggression forces in afghanistan which are so-called the no two forces or eyes of forces but to every other. of the national. aggression forces and once they leave the people who are in danger and will pay. for the some wrongdoings of the americans who are going to interpret and. london. and greece subs fill the streets saying they feel betrayed they accuse the government of selling them out up to brokering a recognition deal with quotes about in pursuit of political profit more on our website. on the ground than trying to hold up a citizen to shop in western russia leave six people dead including two teenage girls but the details have to. stay with us for more news after the break. ok going to. grow the way things are going the republican. better off in the state of. texas has got its own like. has got all the hall and gas and everything and. it's got all that and. everything in me can survive but the rest united states would say the risk. with. a little. striving for a bridge and an independent future. republican texas i don
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bomb you know set off a one that you know the iraq and afghanistan is quite familiar with this morning to two officials including secret service and the f.b.i. there was a letter that was sent to president obama but it was intercepted on tuesday and letter allegedly had a rice and in it which is poisonous ingredient and in addition to that there's also been reports that at least two u.s. senators both republicans received suspicious mail which turned out to be. containing also mail that contained rice and it which tested positive for that rice and that's not something that was anticipated clearly by members in washington to happen so quickly after the train bombings that took place in boston that claimed the lives of at least three people and left more than one hundred seventy people hospitalized from every corner right now we are seeing a lot of. you know cautious and dangerous things happening to two innocent civilians and going up as high as the president of the united states lots of frightening events happening. online team have been closely following the tragedies since the beginn
bomb you know set off a one that you know the iraq and afghanistan is quite familiar with this morning to two officials including secret service and the f.b.i. there was a letter that was sent to president obama but it was intercepted on tuesday and letter allegedly had a rice and in it which is poisonous ingredient and in addition to that there's also been reports that at least two u.s. senators both republicans received suspicious mail which turned out to be. containing also mail that...
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the war in afghanistan. the leadership of the pentagon was so consumed with those wars, they ner pai attention to weapons procurement programs. at least weapons programs that are not directly related to the ongoing wars. as this program was having these are the troubles, there was no adult leadership at the pentagon. , thised martin mismanagement my source talks about, it was not worried at that point of the pentagon coming down and scolding can because it knew that nobody was watching. 30-second only a clip. he is talking about another issue regarding the have-35. this was back in 2010. >> all across america, families are tightening their belts, making good with less. they expect the same from congress. i imagine their frustration when they hear congress is pushing $3ward and not necessary billion program. only in washington could a company that lost competition in the private sector and already controls 88% of the military come seeking a government directed subsidy and call that competition. >> what is he
the war in afghanistan. the leadership of the pentagon was so consumed with those wars, they ner pai attention to weapons procurement programs. at least weapons programs that are not directly related to the ongoing wars. as this program was having these are the troubles, there was no adult leadership at the pentagon. , thised martin mismanagement my source talks about, it was not worried at that point of the pentagon coming down and scolding can because it knew that nobody was watching....
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. >> you have an interest in afghanistan. >> we have a nonmilitary interest in afghanistan. we have committed a billion dollars to the reconstruction of afghanistan. we are building afghanistan's parliament. we're building roads. we're building hospitals. but we've not sent a single soldier to afghanistan. >> but it still scares the pakistanies to death. >> yeah. pakistan's fears are imaginary. as i said we have not sent a singled soldier. >> they look at it and see your presence growing in afghanistan and view that as their own fear of influence and so they have -- >> we have a tiny. >> rose: they hedge all their bets about the future because of that. >> we have a tiny link which is the border between india and afghanistan. something like 140 kilometers or so. but afghanistan is really not our immediate neighbor. it's our neighbor's neighbor. so we recognize that pakistan has a more than usual interest in afghanistan. but that's for pakistan to find a way in which it can evolve or forge a workingship. >> rose: is kashmir one of those things that will never be solved? >> it
. >> you have an interest in afghanistan. >> we have a nonmilitary interest in afghanistan. we have committed a billion dollars to the reconstruction of afghanistan. we are building afghanistan's parliament. we're building roads. we're building hospitals. but we've not sent a single soldier to afghanistan. >> but it still scares the pakistanies to death. >> yeah. pakistan's fears are imaginary. as i said we have not sent a singled soldier. >> they look at it and...
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he gets regular calls from the taliban some six hundred fifty interpreters just like rafi remain in afghanistan with no right to settle in the u.k. those times when you when you finish the job and you've done it very well there's a thank you at the end of that job in this case it's a death threat it's a risk to your life but seen by this how about this having collaborated with the enemy and dave in the past year targeted killings of so-called international collaborators by the taliban have doubled r.t. got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office who are responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we've got people who have put their life or mine for the united kingdom will not be abandoned the government has put processes in place to ensure the service given by former interpreters with a term forces is taken fully into account if individuals apply for asylum in the u k. the keyword here is individual for the moment it's a case by case basis according to the foreign office to make sure the personal circumstances are recognised case by case the sign of claims can
he gets regular calls from the taliban some six hundred fifty interpreters just like rafi remain in afghanistan with no right to settle in the u.k. those times when you when you finish the job and you've done it very well there's a thank you at the end of that job in this case it's a death threat it's a risk to your life but seen by this how about this having collaborated with the enemy and dave in the past year targeted killings of so-called international collaborators by the taliban have...
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. >> the americans were can i go muslims through its wars in afghanistan and iraq. cenk: mark thompson in the house. host of the edge. he's won several emmys from what i hear. noah and leslie rice from the nation. it's a great panel. great to have you all here. mark, let me start with the ricin attack. prejudging people and declare them guilty. >> what authorities did in boston was an amazing bit of sleuthing done there, but clearly the rush to judgment reminds me of the richard jewell case. it's so reminiscent of it, although jewel lived a greater longer nightmare. cenk: on a different count they went into his house. they searched everything he had. there's like there is no traces of ricin. you would have traces to put them together. the guy's bipolar, used to be a janitor. they seem to be some what on it now. >> he's the guy in a b. movie who you suspect would be involved but in this case, it's real life. it's unclear as to why they were on the trail of him to begin with, cenk. cenk: so, he had been sending letters saying, you know, i'm casey and i approve this me
. >> the americans were can i go muslims through its wars in afghanistan and iraq. cenk: mark thompson in the house. host of the edge. he's won several emmys from what i hear. noah and leslie rice from the nation. it's a great panel. great to have you all here. mark, let me start with the ricin attack. prejudging people and declare them guilty. >> what authorities did in boston was an amazing bit of sleuthing done there, but clearly the rush to judgment reminds me of the richard...
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we've already done that and one of them was on television over year ago telling afghanistan people, on the most-watched television station, if you did not fully support the taliban, then you have one chance and that is to come apologize to us and under shari'a law beg our forgiveness and ask for our protection and then you'll fall under our protection and you will not be killed. and they explained to the nation of afghanistan, the leader that this administration let out of confinement and now is back leading the taliban against us, he told the afghans that everyone in the world knows that the americans have been defeated and so their president is pulling everyone out, they're running away, they're scared, they're cowards, they're afraid of us, and so once the cowardly americans finish running away from us in 2014, we the taliban will be back in charge and so you've got a choice. you either come back, apologize, pledge devotion to us, ask forgiveness and protection and under shari'a law we'll protect you, otherwise life may not last long once the americans are gone. the message has been
we've already done that and one of them was on television over year ago telling afghanistan people, on the most-watched television station, if you did not fully support the taliban, then you have one chance and that is to come apologize to us and under shari'a law beg our forgiveness and ask for our protection and then you'll fall under our protection and you will not be killed. and they explained to the nation of afghanistan, the leader that this administration let out of confinement and now...
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here we are portraying har inging hamid karzai as the properly elected afghanistan. we're trying to fight corruption. and at the same time an agency of the government is dropping off millions of dollars, sometimes inpping bags to the president. no accounting clearly, being used for purposes maybe semigovernmental purposes bribing lawmakers. but with all the corruption swirling around the country, don't quite know whose pockets it's been going guess the big question is are we at least getting what we'revó >> p what we've been paying for in afghanistan is not with the millions of dollars that have been channeled to mr. karzai personally but with the $500 or $600 billion and the lives of americans and also the effort of our allies. a small-scale payments to the president shouldn't b@áe the key issue. but if we're dealing with him, we have somebody who has accused us of working with the taliban has accused us of rigging the election that he mself stole, it's a bit bizarre. so the answer no we're not. one of the reasons we're doing it apparen is that the iranians are do
here we are portraying har inging hamid karzai as the properly elected afghanistan. we're trying to fight corruption. and at the same time an agency of the government is dropping off millions of dollars, sometimes inpping bags to the president. no accounting clearly, being used for purposes maybe semigovernmental purposes bribing lawmakers. but with all the corruption swirling around the country, don't quite know whose pockets it's been going guess the big question is are we at least getting...
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. >> the taliban announced plans to launch a new spring offensive in afghanistan starting this weekend and today a nato plane crashed killing four people. in an interview with the associated press a taliban spokesman said the group is planning suicide attacks on foreign military bases and diplomatic areas and more insider attacks on u.s. and coalition forces. the move is in an effort to gain power ahead of next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most u.s. and nato troops. forces are planning to hand over the role to afghan soldiers this spring. >> the afghan people should not fear the taliban threat. the security forces use the winter months to prepare for the handover of the lead of security in afghanistan by mid 2013, clearly they are ready. >> despite that april has been the deadliest month so far this year in afghanistan. 478 people have been killed this month, 40% of them were insurgents or rebels. >> good news for air travels, the sequester caused flight delays are about to end. the federal aviation administration planned to return air traffic facilities t
. >> the taliban announced plans to launch a new spring offensive in afghanistan starting this weekend and today a nato plane crashed killing four people. in an interview with the associated press a taliban spokesman said the group is planning suicide attacks on foreign military bases and diplomatic areas and more insider attacks on u.s. and coalition forces. the move is in an effort to gain power ahead of next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most u.s. and nato...
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death threats that risked your life because what's happening now is that as british troops withdraw afghanistan is not a safe place for these people they're seen by the taliban as having collaborated with the enemy and dave in the past year targeted killings of so-called international collaborators by the taliban have doubled according to the un mission in afghanistan last year six hundred ninety eight civilians were killed and three hundred seventy nine were injured in assassination attempts if they do not take the responsibility of saving their lives and providing them a peaceful environment it will mean that they have only used those interpreters and left them in a position where today their life in their family's life or in danger because of working for the british forces got in touch with the foreign and commonwealth office who are responsible for the interpreters asylum claims this is the response we got. people who have put their life on the line for the united kingdom will not be abandoned the government has put processes in place to ensure the service given by former enterprises with h
death threats that risked your life because what's happening now is that as british troops withdraw afghanistan is not a safe place for these people they're seen by the taliban as having collaborated with the enemy and dave in the past year targeted killings of so-called international collaborators by the taliban have doubled according to the un mission in afghanistan last year six hundred ninety eight civilians were killed and three hundred seventy nine were injured in assassination attempts...
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with the country still slowly extricating itself from the war in afghanistan and looming threats in north korea and iran, some hard questions being asked tonight about what, if anything, the u.s. can and should do militarily to end the conflict in syria. the subject has reemerged on to the front burner following indications the syrian regime may have used chemical weapons against its own people. last summer the obama administration suggested such a step would be a trigger for intervention. now the white house wants stronger evidence, even as the call grows louder in washington to act now. nbc's peter alexander has more from the white house. >> reporter: inside syria's civil war, another round of violent clashes today. at least seven rebels reported dead. just days after the u.s. said evidence suggests bashar al assad's regime has used chemical weapons, president obama is facing growing pressure to act with republican lawmakers pushing several options. >> if you could neutralize the air advantage the syrian government has over the rebels, i think you could turn the tide of battle pretty qu
with the country still slowly extricating itself from the war in afghanistan and looming threats in north korea and iran, some hard questions being asked tonight about what, if anything, the u.s. can and should do militarily to end the conflict in syria. the subject has reemerged on to the front burner following indications the syrian regime may have used chemical weapons against its own people. last summer the obama administration suggested such a step would be a trigger for intervention. now...
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it happened yesterday in eastern afghanistan. taliban leader reportedly died in the strike on his home. the governor of the region said 10 children and five women were also killed. afghan officials say it appears the women and children were relatives of the taliban commander. >> >> secretary of state jon kerry said the deaths of six americans is a grim reminder of the importance of pushing for change in one of the toughest places on earth, as he considers it. kerry met the 25-year-old johns hopkins graduate during a recent trip to afghanistan. >> we lost a very bright and brave young woman and diplomat. we lost her to a horrific attack in afghanistan. and today, our hearts are broken. >> she was killed along with five other americans yesterday when their convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber another american civilian killed in a separate attack in eastern afghanistan. the last american diplomat killed on duty was the ambassador to libya, chris stevens, stevens was killed when the u.s. consulate was attacked september 11th last
it happened yesterday in eastern afghanistan. taliban leader reportedly died in the strike on his home. the governor of the region said 10 children and five women were also killed. afghan officials say it appears the women and children were relatives of the taliban commander. >> >> secretary of state jon kerry said the deaths of six americans is a grim reminder of the importance of pushing for change in one of the toughest places on earth, as he considers it. kerry met the...
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i have visited afghanistan on two occasions. i hope to make a third trip there as we wind down over there. the military is very aware of this. they have made some steps to look into this, a buddy program, bringing people off life, de-stigmatizing for people to ask for help. i think that is the problem guys, is they we internalize, we're tough. we are out there doing a tough job so you don't ask for help when you feel like you're in trouble. that's why we did this and i hope we're helping. >> when you look back at the involvement in iraq and afghanistan, how well do you this that the u.s. has lived up to its obligation to it returning service members? >> we'll never be where we need to be. i can't thank these people enough. i can't do enough for young men and women who have dedicated their life to service their country. i came back in one piece, i had family came back too and i had no injuries to deal with. i was very lucky. many of these veterans cannot go on with their lives, and some soldiers have suffered injuries and they ar
i have visited afghanistan on two occasions. i hope to make a third trip there as we wind down over there. the military is very aware of this. they have made some steps to look into this, a buddy program, bringing people off life, de-stigmatizing for people to ask for help. i think that is the problem guys, is they we internalize, we're tough. we are out there doing a tough job so you don't ask for help when you feel like you're in trouble. that's why we did this and i hope we're helping....
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one of the major areas has been in agricultural in afghanistan. we help with improving. we yield, for example, bringing more high value agricultural. working for export opportunity to the gulf and other countries in the area. and one of the few things that has been effective at getting people out of poppy and the other areas is creating the market and economic opportunities that are safe and legal and financially fiscally rewarding to small older producers and small businesses there. we have seen real progress in the setting. but, you know, it continues to be a major challenge. >> thank you for that answer. can you also address the fact that i was under the assumption, which is dangerous, the poppy was going to the western countries but now the big market or part of is russia. somewhat open and if you can address that bereavely too. >> sure. that's accurate. part of our approach is to help manage and bring much more transparency to and fight corruption at border crossing. both for combating poppy trade for revenue flow for that. but help the afghan government -- so they
one of the major areas has been in agricultural in afghanistan. we help with improving. we yield, for example, bringing more high value agricultural. working for export opportunity to the gulf and other countries in the area. and one of the few things that has been effective at getting people out of poppy and the other areas is creating the market and economic opportunities that are safe and legal and financially fiscally rewarding to small older producers and small businesses there. we have...
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now to afghanistan, where the taliban is making good on its threats. taliban insurgents kicked off their spring offensive sunday, killing an afghan police chief and two other officer. now, in past years, spring has marked a significant upsurge in fighting between the taliban and nato forces, along with their local allies. it's also a key test, as the international coalition is scheduled to hand over security responsibilities to afghan forces next year. meanwhile, though, a new report exposes tens of millions in ghost money that's flowed from the cia to the offices of afghanistan's president. according to "the new york times," these secret bags of money are dropped off every month to buy influence, but there is little evidence that that has worked. instead, some u.s. officials say the money has fueled corruption and empowered war lords, undermining washington's exit strategy from afghanistan. >>> today marks two weeks since the terror attacks in boston, and investigators are still searching for what apparently turned two immigrant brothers into alleged
now to afghanistan, where the taliban is making good on its threats. taliban insurgents kicked off their spring offensive sunday, killing an afghan police chief and two other officer. now, in past years, spring has marked a significant upsurge in fighting between the taliban and nato forces, along with their local allies. it's also a key test, as the international coalition is scheduled to hand over security responsibilities to afghan forces next year. meanwhile, though, a new report exposes...
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wars in iraq and afghanistan are what motivated him and his brother to carry it out and although the latest news fills in some of the gaping holes there are still many unanswered questions about what really happened and why there's so little transparency we can only speculate to begin to fill in the blanks so what a story being covered twenty four seven in the news why is there so little follow up on the missing details to help me gain some insight on that and the media landscape as a whole earlier i spoke with mickey huff. director of product center in history professor at the college i first asked mickey about the questions i still have like who are the men arrested on video what exactly happened that night with the mit officer and where is the video of the brothers dropping off the bomb and i asked him why the corporate media doesn't follow up with the public or the police to find out those important details and here's what he had to say well as you well know. the details aren't necessarily important in the news reporting in fact the more details that are reported what an audience
wars in iraq and afghanistan are what motivated him and his brother to carry it out and although the latest news fills in some of the gaping holes there are still many unanswered questions about what really happened and why there's so little transparency we can only speculate to begin to fill in the blanks so what a story being covered twenty four seven in the news why is there so little follow up on the missing details to help me gain some insight on that and the media landscape as a whole...
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the 24-year-old was a scout and had been deployed to afghanistan just 11 months ago. private sant jos was one of three service members assigned to a company at convoy taking textbooks to children in southern afghanistan. five americans were killed by a car bomb attack. among the dead was a 25-year-old diplomat you mentioned ann smetinghoff. private santos joined the army in 2007 and a year later sent back this video message to his family. >> i'd tlik say hello to my family in california. mom, happy birthday. happy thanksgiving. i love you. see you later. >> the remains of the u.s. military victims will return home yesterday. the convoy in which he was killed was on a humanitarian mission. >> and the pentagon is in the process of accepting how much more for u.s. in time for the withdrawal that is scheduled for next year in san jose, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> senate top democrat says there will be a showdown vote on thursday for an effort to improve new gun regulations. several republicans appear willing to make sure the proposals are debated. the gun debate got emot
the 24-year-old was a scout and had been deployed to afghanistan just 11 months ago. private sant jos was one of three service members assigned to a company at convoy taking textbooks to children in southern afghanistan. five americans were killed by a car bomb attack. among the dead was a 25-year-old diplomat you mentioned ann smetinghoff. private santos joined the army in 2007 and a year later sent back this video message to his family. >> i'd tlik say hello to my family in california....
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insurgents in afghanistan kicking off their spring offensive on sunday, killing a police chief and two other officers. in past years, spring has marked a significant upsurge in fighting between the taliban and nato forces along with their local allies. it's also a key test of the international coalition is scheduled to hand over security responsibilities to afghan forces next year. meanwhile, a new report exposing tens of millions in so-called ghost money that's flowed from the cia to the offices of afghanistan's president, hamid karzai. according to "the new york times," the secret bags of money are dropped off every month to buy influence. but there's little evidence it has worked. instead, some u.s. officials saying the money has fueled corruption and empowered warlords undermining washington's exit strategy from afghanistan. >>> there's a taped phone conversation of boston's bomber suspect tamerlan tsarnaev that includes talk of jihad. russian intelligence intercepting the 2011 call with his mother where tamerlan also mentioned a possible trip to palestine. cia until the days follo
insurgents in afghanistan kicking off their spring offensive on sunday, killing a police chief and two other officers. in past years, spring has marked a significant upsurge in fighting between the taliban and nato forces along with their local allies. it's also a key test of the international coalition is scheduled to hand over security responsibilities to afghan forces next year. meanwhile, a new report exposing tens of millions in so-called ghost money that's flowed from the cia to the...
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was political and so we can call it terrorism when the us uses a drone to kill people in pakistan or afghanistan the motive is political so that's terrorism could be called terrorism for him jump in yeah i know i'm not here jump in unless you want a very important visit this is a very important point peter because if you just listen to tom brokaw last week on meet the press he made the exact same point the amount of resentment these drone attacks are creating there causing there was this young pakistani man who stepped up to tom and he said that i love america but if you horan one here on the head of my sister that i will fight you forever i think that's the important piece that we have to understand here in america that by killing these civilians that we very conveniently sometimes call collateral damage we are creating a whole generation of terrorists if that's the term people like to use max go ahead . can i really i strongly disagree that the drone campaign is terrorism not only is it a state actor as opposed to a non-state actor but the intended target is not civilian the intended target is
was political and so we can call it terrorism when the us uses a drone to kill people in pakistan or afghanistan the motive is political so that's terrorism could be called terrorism for him jump in yeah i know i'm not here jump in unless you want a very important visit this is a very important point peter because if you just listen to tom brokaw last week on meet the press he made the exact same point the amount of resentment these drone attacks are creating there causing there was this young...
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>> let's talk about the military draw down from afghanistan, athena. general dempsey is there this weekend checking on progress. there is concern about how that is going. >> reporter: that's right, don. the can concern is really about what happens after 2014. that's when the afghans are supposed to take over responsibility for security. for keeping the can country safe. and we know that some republicans, i spoke with senator john mccain today, he said he has always been concerned about this hand off. i asked about the event this weekend, killings over the weekend, raised concern. he said he is always concerned. the u.s. is sending signs that we're leaving. not thatter with winning, but that they are leaving. he said there's a file our on this front in iraq and he is worried we will see the same movie play out in afghanistan. i also spokes with lindsay graham about this and he said the u.s. would be crazy not to leave behind a force of 10 to 13,000 troops to help the afghans out after 2014. and so, that number still has to be determined but you can bet
>> let's talk about the military draw down from afghanistan, athena. general dempsey is there this weekend checking on progress. there is concern about how that is going. >> reporter: that's right, don. the can concern is really about what happens after 2014. that's when the afghans are supposed to take over responsibility for security. for keeping the can country safe. and we know that some republicans, i spoke with senator john mccain today, he said he has always been concerned...
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wars in iraq and afghanistan are what motivated him and his brother to carry it out and although the latest news fills in some of the gaping holes there are still many unanswered questions about what really happened and why it's so little transparency we can only speculate to begin to fill in the blanks so what the story being covered twenty four seven in the news why is there so little follow up on the missing details to help me gain some insight on that and the media landscape as a whole earlier i spoke with mickey hough director of project censored and history professor at the college i first asked mickey about the questions i still have like who were the men arrested on the video what exactly happened that night with the mit officer and where is the video of the brothers dropping off the bomb and then i asked him why the corporate media doesn't follow up with the public or the police to find out those important details and here's what he had to say well as you well know. the details aren't necessarily important in the news reporting in fact the more details that are reported what
wars in iraq and afghanistan are what motivated him and his brother to carry it out and although the latest news fills in some of the gaping holes there are still many unanswered questions about what really happened and why it's so little transparency we can only speculate to begin to fill in the blanks so what the story being covered twenty four seven in the news why is there so little follow up on the missing details to help me gain some insight on that and the media landscape as a whole...
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wars in iraq and afghanistan are what motivated him and his brother to carry it out and although the latest news fills in some of the gaping holes there are still many unanswered questions about what really happened and why there's so little transparency we can only speculate to begin to fill in the blanks so what a story being covered twenty four seven in the news why is there so little follow up on the missing details to help me gain some insight on that and the media landscape as a whole earlier i spoke with mickey hough director of project censored history professor at the college i first asked mickey about the questions i still have like who were the men arrested on the video what exactly happened that night with the mit officer and where is the video of the brothers dropping off the bomb and then i asked him why the corporate media doesn't follow up with the public or the police to find out those important details and here's what he had to say well as you well know. the details aren't necessarily important in the news reporting in fact the more details that are reported. and th
wars in iraq and afghanistan are what motivated him and his brother to carry it out and although the latest news fills in some of the gaping holes there are still many unanswered questions about what really happened and why there's so little transparency we can only speculate to begin to fill in the blanks so what a story being covered twenty four seven in the news why is there so little follow up on the missing details to help me gain some insight on that and the media landscape as a whole...
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performing at this year's >>> in the abc 7 news room coming up at 6:00 remembering a soldier killed in afghanistan. tonight the humanitarian efforts he was participating in. also. >> visitors? >>> a washington machine problem. five service calls and it couldn't be fixed how michael finney fixed it once and for all and a look at the penguin about to make his bay area debut. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you so much. >> and there is a growing buzz about the band that's could be part of the outside lands music festival. >> official line up will be released april 16th but hints have been leaked with paul mccartney being a possibility. >> how about red hot chili peppers and last year included neil young and stevie wonder. >> it runs august 9th through 11th. people know it will be terrific entertainment. >> okay. world news is coming up next i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> this is "world news." tonight, chaos on campus. a violent stabbing spree at a college in texas. more than a dozen injured. the images t
performing at this year's >>> in the abc 7 news room coming up at 6:00 remembering a soldier killed in afghanistan. tonight the humanitarian efforts he was participating in. also. >> visitors? >>> a washington machine problem. five service calls and it couldn't be fixed how michael finney fixed it once and for all and a look at the penguin about to make his bay area debut. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you so much. >> and there is a growing buzz about...
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iraq and afghanistan being examples of that perception. again, this is just what dzhokhar is saying. it's not as if anyone is taking his word for it. they are going to investigate more of what they were saying. in addition, anderson, we also told you that dzhokhar and his brother were self radicalized according to dzhokhar, that they watched youtube videos on the internet and that's how they became radicalized. one thing the government official is telling it seems to me is the videos are from anwar al awlaki, they are likely, likely, the official says, to have been part of this video radicalization. anderson? >> jake, preernt that updatapprt update. drew, what are you learn sng. >> we wasn't to watertown and talked to the police chief and, anderson, we're finding out incredible details about the night of that mass shooting and the heroic events that took place there. this is a guy that they write action movies about. imagine him driving right into the midst of a fire fight and not knowing it and take a listen to what happens next. >> oh, y
iraq and afghanistan being examples of that perception. again, this is just what dzhokhar is saying. it's not as if anyone is taking his word for it. they are going to investigate more of what they were saying. in addition, anderson, we also told you that dzhokhar and his brother were self radicalized according to dzhokhar, that they watched youtube videos on the internet and that's how they became radicalized. one thing the government official is telling it seems to me is the videos are from...
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diplomate killed in afghanistan on her way to deliver textbooks to students when a bomb went off. in moments, new reaction to her death and the loss of five other americans. and a navy ship, honoring 9/11 victims and first responders joins the fleet. we'll take you to virginia, where thousands of people turned out to cheer the u.s.s. arlington. >> harris: i'm harris falkner, america's ally staring across the border, with a penchant for words. here is an hour ago. and reading there, it says they will be set to march, maybe we don't really know. we do know south korea's government says it has confirmed the north may conduct a missile test, perhaps within 72 hours. here at home, the pentagon explaining why it has postponed its own planned missile test from california's vandenburg air force base. that delay, they hope, may help diffuse the situation on the korean peninsula. >>, but north korea does in the appear willing to drop i defenses anytime soon. this video from their state television showing military dogs attacking south korea's defense minister and another kim jong- kim jong-
diplomate killed in afghanistan on her way to deliver textbooks to students when a bomb went off. in moments, new reaction to her death and the loss of five other americans. and a navy ship, honoring 9/11 victims and first responders joins the fleet. we'll take you to virginia, where thousands of people turned out to cheer the u.s.s. arlington. >> harris: i'm harris falkner, america's ally staring across the border, with a penchant for words. here is an hour ago. and reading there, it...
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he was steered toward a strict strain of islam in recent years and he began opposing the wars in afghanistan and iraq which is i should note here not radical in and of itself but that he also turned to websites and literature claiming that the cia was behind the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, that jews controlled the world. there are two very specific accounts of tamerlan's recent behavior that are both fascinating and important in trying to understand how he might have become the kind of violent extremist he is accused of having been when he died after a shootout with authorities late last week. the first is recounted in "the wall street journal" this week. quote, in one incident late november tamerlan confronted a shop keeper in a middle eastern grocery store in cambridge near a mosque where he sometimes prayed after seeing a sign advertising thanksgiving turkeys. brother why did you put up the sign the shopkeeper recalled him asking angrily. it's not right. a story of another run in. quote on january 18th, 2013 one of our preachers noted that dr. martin luther king jr. was a gre
he was steered toward a strict strain of islam in recent years and he began opposing the wars in afghanistan and iraq which is i should note here not radical in and of itself but that he also turned to websites and literature claiming that the cia was behind the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, that jews controlled the world. there are two very specific accounts of tamerlan's recent behavior that are both fascinating and important in trying to understand how he might have become the...
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i had, at that point i had never gone to afghanistan. now i've gone twice. but i had gone to iraq because i did want to understand a little bit of what was going on there. but generally speaking, um, we go to war. it's not that we go to war too quickly, it's we go to war without, as a nation, without understanding what it means. this little boy is not going to have a father. that woman will never get over what happened. these five incredible young men or women will never be. we think we know it in our hearts, but it doesn't factor into the intellectual decision, i think. >> very well put. i was just going to say that i'd like to echo just a little bit of that in that the separation of the military and the civilian populace is something that i talk about with some veterans' groups, so i think that's a really -- it doesn't -- [inaudible] on the military side if you don't live in texas, north carolina you just don't see people in uniform. that was true for me growing up in buffalo, new york, but i got my rotc scholarship in 1995. that was a very different cultu
i had, at that point i had never gone to afghanistan. now i've gone twice. but i had gone to iraq because i did want to understand a little bit of what was going on there. but generally speaking, um, we go to war. it's not that we go to war too quickly, it's we go to war without, as a nation, without understanding what it means. this little boy is not going to have a father. that woman will never get over what happened. these five incredible young men or women will never be. we think we know it...
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. >>> we want to go now to the war in afghanistan where it was a deadly war for americans just as the top u.s. military man arrived there. nbc ron mod is in kabul tonight. ron? >> reporter: at least six service members and civilians, including one employee secretary of state john kerry met with just last week were killed today in a series of attacks in eastern and southern afghanistan. the attack in the southern area of kabul. the attacks occurred on the day joint chief chairman martin dempsey landed here in afghanistan for what is being described as a periodic visit. he will meet with u.s. and coalition leaders as well as senior afghan military officials to get an assessment on where things stand operationally. before arriving, general dempsey said he would like to determine just how large a force the u.s. would like to keep in the country beyond 2013. lester? >>> and this country is keeping a close eye on a different kind of threat tonight, the outbreak of a new kind of bird flu that has infected at least 18 people and killed 6 in china. nbc correspondent robert bizell with that sto
. >>> we want to go now to the war in afghanistan where it was a deadly war for americans just as the top u.s. military man arrived there. nbc ron mod is in kabul tonight. ron? >> reporter: at least six service members and civilians, including one employee secretary of state john kerry met with just last week were killed today in a series of attacks in eastern and southern afghanistan. the attack in the southern area of kabul. the attacks occurred on the day joint chief chairman...
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forces in iraq and afghanistan actually motivated him and his brother to carry out those attacks that's according to officials close to the investigation now when he does stand trial he will face a number of charges including the use of a weapon of mass destruction which could land him with a life in prison or even the death penalty for more from boston are to correspondent ana stasia churkin to join me earlier and she gave us the latest developments. well let me get the latest we're hearing today is of course the fact that nineteen year old joe hart's are naive finally beginning to reveal more details about the motives and reasoning behind this attack that shook the united states last monday certainly we're hearing from officials close to the investigation that he has said that the motive behind the two bombings that took place here in boston where the war is the united states has been fighting with in iraq and afghanistan and this is certainly breaking news here on the ground and officials are trying to find more details about that we also know that knife is saying allegedly to the in
forces in iraq and afghanistan actually motivated him and his brother to carry out those attacks that's according to officials close to the investigation now when he does stand trial he will face a number of charges including the use of a weapon of mass destruction which could land him with a life in prison or even the death penalty for more from boston are to correspondent ana stasia churkin to join me earlier and she gave us the latest developments. well let me get the latest we're hearing...
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give me a break, that guy took four bullets in afghanistan. but people have different rememberin >> four people hurt after a man allegedly crashed his car in wal-mart in california and began assaultings customers. here is video of the wal-mart in san jose. you can see the suspect. he apparently drove through the front door, slammed into the the display and got out of the car and attacked people with a blunt object. one woman nearly run down describes what happened. >> trying to run the people over in the the front by the coke machine and he was there to hurt people, now what i'm saying? >> and police say they're buzzed why anybody would do this. no word how bad the injuries are, officers telling the fran chronicle, one person was seriously hurt. the suspect was not charged, but will first jouundergo a tes. and a car crash taking the lives of five family members, and a mini-van was rear-ended las vegas, seven people, aunts, uncles, and five thrown. police say they were not wearing their seat belts. >> it's a tragic event that hits everybody har
give me a break, that guy took four bullets in afghanistan. but people have different rememberin >> four people hurt after a man allegedly crashed his car in wal-mart in california and began assaultings customers. here is video of the wal-mart in san jose. you can see the suspect. he apparently drove through the front door, slammed into the the display and got out of the car and attacked people with a blunt object. one woman nearly run down describes what happened. >> trying to run...
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that he and his brother were motivated by a desire to defend islam because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan many terrorists have tried to politicize their heinous acts but that doesn't change the fact that there are heartless killings when federal authorities look at any intel on a potential extremist from a more political rather than purely law enforcement point of view that could be a recipe for future disasters in washington i'm going to check on. john glaser editor at antiwar dot com says it is no surprise u.s. mideast policies are driving people to violence. the fact that they cite u.s. foreign policy as a motivating factor for their it's. shouldn't really surprising every attack that wasn't an f.b.i. hatched sting operation since nine eleven has had that component all of these terrorists that want to attack the united states and commit heinous violence on us have in their mind some motivation of us foreign policy u.s. aggression in the middle east in a rock and a dentist and pakistan and yemen the israel palestine conflict and on and on and on a lot of what obama has done in terms of
that he and his brother were motivated by a desire to defend islam because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan many terrorists have tried to politicize their heinous acts but that doesn't change the fact that there are heartless killings when federal authorities look at any intel on a potential extremist from a more political rather than purely law enforcement point of view that could be a recipe for future disasters in washington i'm going to check on. john glaser editor at antiwar dot com...
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opening of a taliban office in qatar on the condition that the group renounce terrorism this comes as afghanistan prepares for the pullout of nato forces next year. maybe a concerted push in the u.s. for more gun control to december's deadly school shooting but a tone in the state of georgia is going against the tide and noodle says the head of every household in nelson is now required to own a gun and the bullets local officials insist is to deter criminals while in texas and leaders are holding back from commenting on an organization that is handing out shotguns and training people to use them. the gun control debate is focus on what type of arms americans are allowed to obtain and bear and thanks to a groundbreaking technology entire gun pods can be manufactured with a license one to use students working to make sure everyone can make a gun at home as marina port my experience. from the state of the union in youngstown a while we're no workers are mastering the three d. printing but has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything to a store in soho new york three d. printi
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no, no. [ laughter ] no, jimmy not afghanistan. the new war. ♪ ♪ we are at war [cheers and applause] you see, the korean war was only "suspended," and now the cease-fire's been torn up by kim, so korean war veterans off the jazzy, grandpa! duty calls. [laughter] and folks, this isn't some war on terror. this is a real war against a nation with an army, wearing uniforms we recognize, and hats so big they do you believe as -- they double as soup tureens. that is if they had any soup. and led by a real live tyrannical madman, who is propping up his regime by ordering his diplomats to become drug dealers in embassies around the world, providing them with "state-manufactured high-quality meth" and instructing them "to raise $300,000" each. [laughter] it is just like the girl scouts raising money by selling thin mints, except crystal meth is less addictive. [laughter] now -- [cheers and applause] folks, kim jong un-reasonable [laughter] has been pushed to the brink by the latest u.n. sanctions against his country. evidently, they emb
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and over the years most of them have been transferred back to afghanistan the second largest group of captives were from saudi arabia and yemen and pakistan but you see the scope of the manhunt it included forty eight countries as of now it's not just the many nationals who are stuck in this legal limbo but the rest as well michael williams. senior advisor for guantanamo policy in the office of the legal advisor at the u.s. department of state testified before a human rights commission and here's what he said we will continue to work through the secretary of state and the other arms for us government to accomplish transfers first of all mr williams of the state department gave this testimony in the middle of march that is three months after the state department shut down the office that was working on those transfers so it is not clear how they continue to work on it if they shut down the office that was doing that also defense lawyers present at this commission hearing saw the response as an attempt to water down the core issue to walk it down in legal details which seem to have no e
and over the years most of them have been transferred back to afghanistan the second largest group of captives were from saudi arabia and yemen and pakistan but you see the scope of the manhunt it included forty eight countries as of now it's not just the many nationals who are stuck in this legal limbo but the rest as well michael williams. senior advisor for guantanamo policy in the office of the legal advisor at the u.s. department of state testified before a human rights commission and...
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she is one of thousands of women living in shelters across afghanistan. many of them victims of attempted killings. and while they try to start a new life, for this uneducated frightened girl it's going to be an enormous struggle. >> as far as the family's concerned, she's dead. >> reporter: and at times she wishes she was having attempted suicide several times since arriving at the shelter. i want to kill myself, but they won't let me. when i look at the mirror, i put one hand to the side of my face. people tell me not to do that, but i'm so ashamed. >> anna joins us from kabul. anna, that's so disturbing when you see that story. just being born in afghanistan and what some of these young girls have to endure and go through. what does her future look like? >> it's quite frightening, isn't it, suzanne? she will stay at the shelter for as long as she possibly can. at the moment she's getting an education. she's illiterate. she has no skills. the concern for all women in all these shelters is what is the future post 2014? that's of course when u.s. and inte
she is one of thousands of women living in shelters across afghanistan. many of them victims of attempted killings. and while they try to start a new life, for this uneducated frightened girl it's going to be an enormous struggle. >> as far as the family's concerned, she's dead. >> reporter: and at times she wishes she was having attempted suicide several times since arriving at the shelter. i want to kill myself, but they won't let me. when i look at the mirror, i put one hand to...
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they have joined forces with al qaeda in pakistan and afghanistan. my concern is if the older son went over there last year in january, returned six months later in july, my fear is that he was radicalized and trained when he was over there at that time. why do i say that? because the first thing he does when he comes back in august is puts on his new youtube site as catherine mentioned a bunch of jihadist, you know, prosthetic will he advertising. the question is when and how he got radicalized. he did. where and when did it happen? likely it happened in the six month period when he is over in a very dangerous part of the world. nine months later he conducts the most successful terrorist operation since 9/11. >> bret: do you think other people helped, he besides your theory about the training overseas, do you think in the u.s., there are other people involved? >> that is the big question. you know, back to my federal prosecutor days, if i was a u.s. attorney, i would be casting a wide net to find out is there more to this cell than just these two in
they have joined forces with al qaeda in pakistan and afghanistan. my concern is if the older son went over there last year in january, returned six months later in july, my fear is that he was radicalized and trained when he was over there at that time. why do i say that? because the first thing he does when he comes back in august is puts on his new youtube site as catherine mentioned a bunch of jihadist, you know, prosthetic will he advertising. the question is when and how he got...
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inn a pair of attacks in afghanistan. these are brand-new pictures just coming in. a car poll targeting a convoy killed three u.s. service members and three u.s. civilians, along with an afghan doctor. there are reports that another american civilian died in an insurgent attack in eastern afghanistan. all of this comes as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, arrives in afghanistan. he is there to assess the level of training american troops should provide afghan security forces after the 2014 withdrawal. >>> a lot going on in this country as well. to east texas, investigators arrested a second person for threatening a district attorney. this is the same county where two prosecutors were recently murdered. police are holding robert allen miller on a million dollars bail. he's charged with making a terroristic threat for a comment he posted on-line. kaufman county is on edge after the murders of mike mclelland and his wife, cynthia, and the assistant district attorney. police do not believe that ei
inn a pair of attacks in afghanistan. these are brand-new pictures just coming in. a car poll targeting a convoy killed three u.s. service members and three u.s. civilians, along with an afghan doctor. there are reports that another american civilian died in an insurgent attack in eastern afghanistan. all of this comes as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, arrives in afghanistan. he is there to assess the level of training american troops should provide afghan...